sgcaper wrote:
These are excellent.
Thank you! Had to do right by Man-Bat & The Joker! With Joker, it's more that there's a certain picture you have in mind when you think of him. There's not as much room for reinvention as other characters. Freeze, Clayface, and Croc can all work as large pieces... Joker? He HAD to be a Dianaut base. Wasn't going to work for me, otherwise. Spent a lot of time trying to really make him
feel like Joker as soon as you see him. Thanks again!
MarkM wrote:
So is Spidey done yet?
Thought he was until I got him in front of my camera... something just looks off and I need to fix it. Should be done next couple days. In the meantime, I started screwing around and may have figured out clear bubble helmets for Dianauts. Proof-of-concept proto is done and looks dope. Maybe I'll knock out a quick photoshoot after dinner...
drbindy wrote:
your Batman and Joker are forever changing the way I am viewing these figures. Is there enough fodder to steal from in that scale to world build characters though?
Thank you! Soon as I had them in hand, I started brainstorming what they could be without realizing certain limitations (range of motion, small/thin plastic, fragility, etc.)
Joker was really the learning curve. Now I understand how well they take Dremeling, sanding, painting, etc. Batman was honestly almost a repaint in comparison. Spider-Man just elevated what I learned from Joker, which I would consider more challenging.
Even when customizing Dianauts, it seems like the "if it looks like it will work" rule that applies to compatible playsets, vehicles, etc. also applies to fodder.
You'd be amazed at the number of micro figures that you can bash onto these guys to yield new characters. Not precise by any means, but Action Fleet, Micro Machines, random pack-in figures, PVC figurines, smaller 1/72 scale model heads, etc. work, though I end up eyeballing EVERYTHING and really looking at the pieces (even photograph them) to make sure they appear as intended.
Heroclix generally run too big, though, the smaller the head, the better.
As I figure out the new scale and the quirks of the figures themselves, I feel like I'm just scratching the surface of what can be done with these. Every new Dianaut custom is an evolution for me, and now I feel I have enough of an understanding to start doing some real fun stuff.
After certain superheroes/villains and some original concepts I have, I have no idea where to go with customizing Dianauts, though. I REALLY don't see myself converting ALL my customs/collection to this scale; just for special pieces.
At that point, selling custom painted Dianauts wouldn't be out of the question. Hmmm.